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Apple Takes Gamble On New Retail Chief John Browett - Wall Street Journal
Apple hired executive search firm Egon Zehnder International to help with the search, according to people familiar with the matter, and the choice was applauded by market watchers who have followed Browett's career. Browett is a product of one of the ...
Merkel Seeks to Boost Europe, China Ties - Wall Street Journal
The chancellor will seek to restore confidence in European leaders' efforts to stabilize the situation in the single currency bloc, said the official, who declined to be identified, during a briefing on Ms. Merkel's trip. Ms. Merkel will outline the ...
Germany's Merkel To Lobby In China For Trust In Euro Zone -Official - Wall Street Journal
... Angela Merkel will use her trip to China to lobby for trust in the euro zone that is struggling hard to solve its debt crisis by imposing tougher budget rules and implementing bigger rescue funds, a senior government official said Tuesday.
Apple Hires Dixons Chief to Run Retail Stores - Wall Street Journal
The company considered a range of executives from the US and Europe, according to a person familiar with the matter. Apple also considered Steve Cano, an Apple retail executive who was one of Mr. Johnson's lieutenants, according to this person.
Aegis Plans US Listing - Wall Street Journal
... $350 million and $400 million from a US initial public offering, following a sale of some shares to individual investors first, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday, in the latest US listing by an Indian business process outsourcing firm.
Germany's Merkel To Lobby In China For Trust In Euro Zone - Official - Wall Street Journal
BERLIN (Dow Jones)--German Chancellor Angela Merkel will use her trip to China to lobby for trust in the euro zone, a senior government official said Tuesday. The chancellor will lobby to restore confidence in European leaders' efforts to stabilize the ...
Japan, US To Meet Thursday To Discuss Iran Sanctions -Japan MOFA Official - Wall Street Journal
This time, a Japanese delegation of officials from the foreign, finance, and trade and industry ministries will meet US officials in Washington, said the MOFA official, who declined to be named. Earlier this month, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ...
Moody's: MF Bet Was Surprise to It - Wall Street Journal
... Moody's and its rival, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a unit of McGraw-Hill Cos., why their analysts waited so long to alert investors to the potential risks of MF Global's sovereign-bond bets, according to a person familiar with the matter.
City Shifts On Teacher Evaluations - Wall Street Journal
According to people familiar with the matter, the city wants the governor to use the most powerful tool at his disposal: forcing the matter through the annual budget process, in which Mr. Cuomo holds enormous sway over the Legislature.
Fit to be Leased - Wall Street Journal
Le Pain Quotidien, the trendy bakery and café, has plans to open its first Brooklyn location at 121 Montague St., in retail space formerly occupied by a Jennifer Convertible furniture store, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Money From MF Global Feared Gone - Wall Street Journal
... the findings so far suggest that a "significant amount" of the money could have "vaporized" as a result of chaotic trading at MF Global during the week before the company's Oct. 31 bankruptcy filing, said a person close to the investigation.
WSJ: Citigroup Chairman Parsons Considers Stepping Down - Wall Street Journal
... to go: Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, who took over from Charles O. "Chuck" Prince III in 2007, has gained more commercial-banking experience and has earned the respect of the company's directors, people familiar with the matter said.
Tower Rises, And So Does Its Price Tag - Wall Street Journal
... tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world's most expensive new office tower, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tower Rises, And So Does Its Price Tag - Wall Street Journal
... tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world's most expensive new office tower, according to people familiar with the matter.
BofA Plans a Reshuffle - Wall Street Journal
Mr. Moynihan, who has a long-standing relationship with Mr. Rubinoff, expects his deputy will stay at the bank, but he is nonetheless bracing for other departures in the wake of the shake-up, according to a person familiar with the matter.
NBC Goes for It on Fourth and Long - Wall Street Journal
The network also is shooting a top-secret promo that involves nearly all the network's stars and has musical elements, according to people familiar with the matter. NBC plans to stream the big game on the Web—the first time that has happened in the US ...
RBS Chief Waives Bonus - Wall Street Journal
By SARA SCHAEFER MUÑOZ The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC will waive his bonus for 2011, according to a person familiar with the matter, after a particularly fierce public and political outcry over the size and timing of the award.
UBS Likely to Face Discipline in Scandal - Wall Street Journal
Meanwhile, the trading loss has raised questions as to how much UBS would manage to pay its bankers, who will receive notice of their bonuses around mid-February, according to a person familiar with the situation. The trading loss pushed the investment ...
ABB Nears Deal to Buy Thomas & Betts - Wall Street Journal
By DANA CIMILLUCA, GINA CHON and ANUPREETA DAS ABB Ltd. was nearing a deal Sunday to acquire Thomas & Betts Corp. of the US for about $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a continued push by the Swiss engineering giant to boost ...
Greek Debt Deal, New Loan Agreement To Finish Next Week - Wall Street Journal
According to a source close to the negotiations, the creditors agreed to an average yield of less than 4% over the 30-year maturity of the new bonds. That brings the deal in-line with the recent demands made by Greece's eurozone partners.
Greece, Creditors Close to Finalizing Debt Deal - Wall Street Journal
According to a person close to the Greek debt talks, the two sides were discussing an agreement under which Athens would pay an average annual interest rate below 4% on new bonds to be exchanged at half of the face value of existing bonds held by ...
UK Police Arrest Five in Bribery Probe - Wall Street Journal
In addition to Mr. Dudman, the arrested Sun employees are Mike Sullivan, Chris Pharo and Fergus Shanahan, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Sullivan is the tabloid's crime editor. Mr. Pharo last year was promoted to associate editor ...
News Corp. in Talks to Hire Bloomberg Executive - Wall Street Journal
By RUSSELL ADAMS News Corp. is in serious talks to hire former Bloomberg LP chief executive Lex Fenwick to be the new chief of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The hire, while not final, ...
Chrysler to Add 1600 Workers at Illinois Plant - Wall Street Journal
Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne is expected to make the announcement during a visit to the auto maker's Belvidere assembly plant on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. The plant will manufacture the 2013 Dodge Dart compact ...
Brazil Needs Legal Change To Make Real Convertible - Official - Wall Street Journal
"I think that, in practice, we've already advanced all we can from the point of view of regulation," said the person, who asked not to be identified. "To take more steps to make the market more flexible, we start to run up against the question of the ...